Game Day Game Day Thread for QF2, 2024 vs Geelong

[ibd77]

Who the F*** wants to win a flag away from the G, '20 and '21 irrelevant, this is our year

A flag is a flag. Like 20 bucks is 20 bucks.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

Scared to face McEntee again, obviously.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

Scared to face McEntee again, obviously.

If true, it leaves McEntee to his own devices which might not be a bad thing for the Cats.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Great analysis of how we play and what it means for finals:

2024 Finals Dossier: Port Adelaide Power - The Shinboner

Perhaps the ultimate ‘prove it in finals’ team are once again in a position to prove it in finals.

theshinboner.com

That's a good review and a sensible interpretation of supporter reaction to the Brisbane loss.

I think it's overstating to say we've lost two key back half movers, because Burton is a superb kick too and has taken Houston's spot. Farrell yes, but I sometimes think his ball use is a tad overrated. When he goes long out of defence, he does tend to kick up and under and give too much time for spoilers to get a fist in. But we will still have to work around his loss.

 

[Hot Port]

Come on boys, do us proud. Smash them!!

 

[PAFC66]

It's Houstons marks and decision making that we'll miss.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

evens up the Houston out

 

[Coobk001]

I'm just so sick of not playing in grand finals. I don't care what it takes, just get us back there.

Hard not to feel confident against Geelong given our record against them, and the fact Geelong are 8-8 in their last 16 games.

However as per every final we've played in recent times, history means nothing and we can't rest on the laurels of previous results as we've seen with all our previous recent finals results being reversed from the previous minor round clash

 

[ibd77]

I'm just so sick of not playing in grand finals. I don't care what it takes, just get us back there.

Even if it results in an 07 performance?

 

[Palpatine_Power]

It's a work day lol. What are you expecting to see in the middle of the day on a Thursday? People taking the day off to walk around rundle mall in port gear?

Just further highlights the dickheaded scheduling of the top two teams - one on a weekday evening and the other on Saturday afternoon.

Don't worry though, the Vic blockbusters are locked in for Friday and Saturday night! Go AFL!

 

[240volt]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

That would be really really bad.
Went off with hammy soreness last game.
it’s something in between

 

[Nelso]

Part of me is thinking it is a win-win situation tonight.

We win the game and we move onto a prelim at home.

We lose, it means most likely that Donuts is gone at the end of this season.

The preferred outcome would be to win tonight and then sack Donuts immediately

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Even if it results in an 07 performance?

If you're going to be afraid of such a freak occurrence you may as well give up watching footy.

Have to be in them to win them.

 

[240volt]

Part of me is thinking it is a win-win situation tonight.

We win the game and we move onto a prelim at home.

We lose, it means most likely that Donuts is gone at the end of this season.

The preferred outcome would be to win tonight and then sack Donuts immediately

Keep dreaming.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

If Stewart is playing on ball then he might get Drew and find out what tagging really means.

 

[240volt]

If you're going to afraid of such a freak occurrence you may as well give up watching footy.

Have to be in them to win them.

 

[Palpatine_Power]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

DeKoning is playing for sure. There's nothing surer than Scott doing shifty shit with the selections.

Say that in Doug Hawkins' voice (lol).

 

[FishingRick04]

Let’s face it, we were stuffed 2023 finals, injuries and exhausted

2021 was a real missed opportunity, not showing for the prelim was a disgrace.

2020 were a dodgy call for intentional from winning against the eventual 3 peat Richmond, or what I’d like to call push players under the ball Richmond!

So 2020 missed
2021 major miss our own doing
2023 no chance
2024 we’re looking good, minimal injuries, rested so our pressure game should be high. Deep midfield, no excuses

 

[PortVic]

Geelong board running with the rumour that Stewart might be a late out.

Does this mean we can drop Jedd?

 

[philthy05]

No Houston and no Farrell makes me very nervous if the game becomes a slugfest.

I’m not sure what it’s going to look like transitioning the ball forward without those 2.

Think we’re going to have to be dominant at contests and stoppages , which with our midfield is entirely possible tonight.

 

[blackholeguns]

Geelongs late outs will level things back up a bit only for the umps to put their fat fingers on the scale

Ports by 17

 

[240volt]

Geelongs late outs will level things back up a bit only for the umps to put their fat fingers on the scale

Ports by 17

Imagine if we was playing at the MCG under McRae’s rule.

 

[blackholeguns]

Imagine if we was playing at the MCG under McRae’s rule.

-17

 

[TazD]

If Stewart is playing on ball then he might get Drew and find out what tagging really means.

Stocker has already shown him.